烟和汤圆Smoke and the Baby

New words

• 烟yān — smoke; cigarette
• 危害wēihài — harm; to harm
• 后果hòuguǒ — consequence
• 长期chángqī — long-term
• 由于yóuyú — because of, due to
• 造成zàochéng — to cause (a bad result)

The story

小雨爸爸：汤圆！我的外孙女！来，让我抱一抱！Tangyuan! My granddaughter! Come here, let me give you a cuddle!

小雨：爸，等一下！你刚才吸烟了吧？Dad, wait! You've just been smoking, haven't you?

小雨：你身上都是烟的味道。由于你吸烟，你不能抱汤圆。You smell of smoke all over. Because you smoke, you can't hold Tangyuan.

小雨爸爸：由于一点点烟，我不能抱外孙女？Because of a tiny bit of smoke, I can't hold my own granddaughter?

汤圆：啊啊！啊！Ah-ah! Ah!

大卫：爸，我妈是医生。我们问问她吧！Dad, my mum's a doctor. Let's ask her!

妈妈：吸烟的危害很大。短期的后果，是身上、头发上都是烟的味道。Smoking does a lot of harm. In the short term, your body and hair smell of smoke.

妈妈：长期的后果更严重：吸烟会造成很多病。The long-term consequences are worse: smoking causes lots of illnesses.

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